diff --git a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.awipstools/src/com/raytheon/viz/awipstools/common/stormtrack/StormTrackDisplay.java b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.awipstools/src/com/raytheon/viz/awipstools/common/stormtrack/StormTrackDisplay.java
index 939444f432..c6ca1beba3 100644
--- a/cave/com.raytheon.viz.awipstools/src/com/raytheon/viz/awipstools/common/stormtrack/StormTrackDisplay.java
+++ b/cave/com.raytheon.viz.awipstools/src/com/raytheon/viz/awipstools/common/stormtrack/StormTrackDisplay.java
@@ -722,6 +722,15 @@ public class StormTrackDisplay implements IRenderable {
                     || currentState.newDuration != -1 || update) {
                 if (currentState.timePoints != null
                         && currentState.timePoints.length != frameCount) {
+                    // need to set theAnchorPoint and theAnchorIndex here
+                    // because timePoints get erased before we get to updateAnchorPoint
+                    DataTime frameTime = paintProps.getDataTime();
+                    for (int j=0;j<currentState.timePoints.length;j++){
+                        if (frameTime.equals(currentState.timePoints[j].time)) {
+                            theAnchorPoint = currentState.timePoints[j].coord;
+                            theAnchorIndex = j;
+                        }
+                    }
                     currentState.timePoints = null;
                 }